Author: Jonathan Evison

Pat is going to be interviewing the author of this book later in the Fall. He asked me to order a couple of his books for him, which I did, but neither of those books appealed to me. But this one looked interesting so I got it on an Inter-Library loan.

It was certainly a quick and easy read. I’m not sure who the narrator is but we are hearing about Harriet’s life from the time she was a young girl and up to her 78-year old, present-day self. We also hear from Bernard, her deceased husband, who isn’t supposed to be back visiting her but there he is. It hasn’t been an easy life for Harriet but she has struggled through.

The story has a lot of back and forth in terms of timelines but the changes are easy enough to follow.

Goodreads Rating: * * *

Author: Marian Keyes

I think this book was a recommendation from either Tracie or Regan.

I’m not sure how I want to rate this one. I enjoyed the story and most of the characters but I didn’t like the ending; I was looking for something different to happen.

About half-way through the book there was a page missing. Fortunately it wasn’t in a critical part of the story. Before I sent it back to the library I attached a note about the missing page; I didn’t want them to think I did it.

Goodread Rating: * * * and a half!

Author: Ann Cleese’s

It took me almost two full days of reading but I got the book finished before it was due back at the library.

This Shetland series is never a disappointment, even if you’ve seen the entire Netflix series. I’m hoping the series is still available as I’d like to watch the last couple of shows that follow these last couple of books.

Goodreads Rating: * * * *

Author: PD James

I’ve been clearing off bookshelves in anticipation of the basement restoration. I’m not sure how long I’ve had this one but it was time to get it read and set aside either for our own book sale (which we couldn’t do this summer) or as a donation.

I normally love a P.D. James book and her characters. Dalgliesh is back but his side-kicks weren’t ones I had come across in other readings so I didn’t feel any kinship with them. I thought it was interesting that in the latest Cleese’s book I was reading how the love interest was murdered and in this book I was reading about Dalgliesh in the weeks before his marriage. I know Emma, Dalgliesh’s wife, is murdered in a book that comes later in the series.

Goodreads Rating: * * *